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Influenza vaccination coverage and factors affecting adherence to influenza vaccination among patients with diabetes in Taiwan
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Yu, Mei-Ching Chou, Yuan-Lin Lee, Pei-Lun Yang, Yi-Ching Chen, Kow-Tong |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | The purpose of this study was to investigate influenza vaccination coverage and the factors influencing acceptance of influenza vaccination among patients with diabetes in Taiwan using the Health Belief Model (HBM). From January 1 to February 28, 2012, 700 patients with diabetes who visited National Cheng Kung University Hospital were invited to participate in the study. A total of 691 (99%) patients with diabetes were enrolled in the study. The mean age of the subjects was 64.7 years (SD = 10.7). The percentages of patients with diabetes who received seasonal influenza vaccination were 31%, 33%, and 35% in 2009-2010, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012, respectively. Multiple regression analyses revealed that patients with diabetes who were female, were older, had comorbidities, had a more positive perception of the benefits of the influenza vaccine and had lower perceived barriers to influenza vaccination were more likely to receive the influenza vaccine in 2011-2012 (adjusted R(2) = 0.47; Chi-square = 276.50; P<0.001). Patients with diabetes perceived the risk of swine influenza to be similar to that of seasonal influenza. Consequently, in the absence of an increase in the perceived risk of influenza, a low level of actual vaccination against seasonal influenza is forecasted. Strategies to improve the uptake of influenza vaccination include interventions that highlight the risk posed by pandemic influenza while simultaneously offering tactics to ameliorate this risk. |
| Related Links | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.4161/hv.27816?needAccess=true https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4896599/pdf |
| Ending Page | 1035 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 1028 |
| ISSN | 21645515 |
| e-ISSN | 2164554X |
| DOI | 10.4161/hv.27816 |
| Journal | Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2014-02-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics Health Belief Model Adherence Diabetes Influenza Vaccine |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Immunology and Allergy Immunology Pharmacology |
